Smoke-free Environments Act 1990 No 108 (as at 01 January 2009), Public Act

4 Purposes of this Part
  • The purposes of this Part are—

    • (a) to prevent the detrimental effect of other people's smoking on the health of people in workplaces, or in certain public enclosed areas, who do not smoke or do not wish to smoke there; and

    • (b) to prevent young people who are being taught or cared for in registered schools or early childhood education and care centres from being influenced by seeing other people smoke there; and

    • (c) to prevent the detrimental effect of other people's smoking on the health of young people who are being taught or cared for in registered schools or early childhood education and care centres.

    Section 4 was substituted, as from 11 December 2003, by section 4 Smoke-free Environments Amendment Act 2003 (2003 No 127).

    Section 4(b): amended, on 1 December 2008, by section 60(1) of the Education Amendment Act 2006 (2006 No 19).

    Section 4(c): amended, on 1 December 2008, by section 60(1) of the Education Amendment Act 2006 (2006 No 19).